Tag: Baby quilts

Finishing Up the Quilt

Dear Liza,

Making any kind of quilt takes a long time. My latest baby quilt has taken about two weeks, working a few hours every day.

Once the top was pieced, I decided to quilt the whole thing by machine. This would keep the look of the quilt modern, with straight lines that looked like window panes.

It is important, on a quilt, that it looks good from the back as well as the front. I like how the pink lines show up so clearly in the black and grey backing.

So now the quilt is done, washed, dried, and wrapped up, waiting to get sent to its new owner, little Emily.

Love,

Grandma Judy

Tickled Pink About Babies

Dear Liza,

I love making baby quilts. They are small and quick and you can get creative with the colors, since they don’t have to match any sort of decor. The last baby quilt I made was yours, ten years ago, and I thought my baby quilting days were over.

But life keeps handing me surprises, and a dear friend has just become a parent. So that friend, their spouse, (and their little girl) get a quilt. Our trip to Bolt Fabric Boutique yielded lots of pretty pinks. I think The Barbie Movie has given the color a popularity boost.

I browsed online to get pattern inspiration, and came up with this interpretation of a windowpane pattern.

Using a rotary cutter and careful measurement makes all the pieces straight and even and makes piecing a dream.

It took me one evening to cut the pieces, the next afternoon to sew the pieced blocks, and another morning to get the black borders added.

I am very pleased with the top, and am still deciding how I ought to quilt it. Should it be hand-stitched and folksy? Or Machine straight lines, to follow the window shapes?

I love creative decisions!


Love,

Grandma Judy